LIS A tram ride through the soft night city. When the initiative shifted to my son [Star Alliance World Tour 28]

My son looks things up quickly, and I just follow along.

Cristo Rei and we were fully fired up for Lisbon sightseeing. The time was past 5:00 PM.

Since we had already taken the subway and the ferry, the trip wouldn't be complete without riding "this".

We finally decided to try the tram.

And from the moment we struggled at the ticket gate to purchase a "1-day pass", my son had started to lead our travel plans.

My son looked up how to ride the tram and the complex route map on his smartphone, and I just followed him around saying "okay, okay". It suddenly became so easy, haha.

When a vehicle displaying our target route number, like "15" or "28," arrived, we boarded from the front.

Since we already had our 1-day passes, the fare was just a matter of tapping the machine.

When we wanted to get off, we pressed the red button inside the car, and it would stop at the next stop, so we exited through the rear door.

The Alfama district, where our hotel was located, is a nostalgic area where old buildings are packed tightly on both sides of narrow, steep slopes.

Clatter, clatter.

The tram, making sounds like it might fall apart as it passed within arm's reach of tourists walking on the street, was an impressive and ultimate attraction!

Just as we had done until a little while ago, every time the tram passed by, tourists would all point their cameras at it at once.

Until now, we had been in the position of watching from the outside, but now we were in the position of being watched from inside the car. Even waving a hand a little was irresistibly fun~.

Clattering through the nostalgic Alfama district

We arrived at our destination stop in no time.

Feeling a bit unsatisfied, but since the sun was starting to set, I started to say, "Shall we head back to the hotel?" when my son said he wanted to ride more.

Of course, there was no reason to refuse.

Let's just ride the tram aimlessly as much as we want!

As the tram we boarded again climbed up the slopes of the Alfama district, we emerged into a high-ground area with a panoramic view of the Tagus River below.

Unlike the riverside where we had been walking around, the atmosphere here is that of a very calm residential area.

As the tram began to slowly descend the hill from there, we entered an area bustling with stylish restaurants and people strolling through the night city.

Lisbon at night, wrapped in soft light

Although we rarely go out late at night on our usual trips, the night tram was just so much fun, we completely lost track of when to get off.

However, as expected, once we passed through the lively central area, the scenery outside the window changed to a quiet, deserted landscape without a soul in sight.

Before I knew it, the other passengers had left the tram, and a sense of anxiety washed over me. I had been relying entirely on my son, but it is a mother's duty to protect her 14-year-old child.

This is no time to be enchanted by the city lights of Lisbon.

I snapped back to reality and decided to head back to the hotel quickly.

The inside of the tram felt safe, but on the way from the stop to the hotel, we had to pass through dark side streets where even cars couldn't go, which made me a little nervous.

We hardly did any sightseeing in New York or Zurich, but today we were active, taking a ferry in the afternoon and riding the tram until late at night.

I would love to see that beautiful sunrise again tomorrow morning, but we have to head to our next destination early in the morning.

"I wish I could have stayed in this city just a little longer..."

Perhaps feeling a little reluctant to leave like that is just right for a travel memory.